This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying ...

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...

Many people may be surprised to learn the proper procedure for taking a blood pressure reading—because of how different it is from what happens during their doctor’s appointments. Deviations from this ...

Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...

Certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate readings, a new study finds. Researchers discovered two positions, in particular, that may affect your numbers. Experts ...

Blood pressure readings differ considerably according to where and how they are taken, especially when a patient already has hypertension, according to a recent systematic review and network ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) --The next time you take your blood pressure in a supermarket or drugstore, don't worry about noise affecting the reading much -- it doesn't. A new study found a minor ...

Monitoring blood biomarkers may seem reserved for elite athletes, but low levels of vitamins and minerals are common even among amateurs, and can have negative effects on performance. As long winter ...